Interviews Relating to Women in Skilled Trades in Alberta

Angela Allen
Red Seal journeyperson concrete/cement finisher, member of the LIUNA Construction and General Workers’ Union, Local 92. First woman concrete/cement finisher in the City of Calgary sidewalk division. Chair of Build Together Alberta.

Aisha Amin
Journeyperson welder; she contributed her welding skills to the festival community for many years by producing large frames for the annual Cariwest street parade.

Catherine Canning
Catherine Canning, president (in 2024) of Unifor Local 707-A, is a Red Seal electrician who earlier served as 707-A safety representative for electronics at Suncor in Fort McMurray.

Delanee Daviau
Red Seal journeyperson welder; member of Ironworkers Local 720; one of the original members of Build Together Alberta.

Vicki Gillingham
Vicki Gillingham is an Indigenous woman and union activist who works as a process operator at Suncor.

Angela Grandbois
Dene Albertan and journeyperson with over 10 years of experience as a pipefitter-steamfitter; member of UA Local 488; recently completed her certification in Power Engineering.

Siobhan Mangal
Apprentice in the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association, Local 222 and apprentice with the Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers, Local 110.

Alanna Marklund
Journeyperson welder, member of UA Local 488; UA Canada, national manager for youth, diversity, and Indigenous relations.

Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose is a journeyman instrumentation technician at Suncor, a longtime resident of Fort McMurray, and an active member of Unifor Local 707A’s Women’s Committee.

Robyn Schaapman
Robyn Schaapman is a journeyperson electrician dedicated to involving more women in skilled trades.

Doreen Wabasca
First woman hired by the City of Edmonton in a road construction job; foreperson for the City; truck driver.